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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 109 | 184 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 153 | 306 | 304 | 339 | 615 | 435 | 2619 | 2907 | 2846 | 998 | 653 | 421 | 190 | 189 | 171 | 112 | 90 | 51 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
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Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
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